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1800 Guadalupe Street Historic Landmark Commission – Item 17 December 14, 2022 1 Site Aerial 2 Site Aerial 3 • 0.3254 acres • Building footprint: approx. 3,391 square feet; total floor area: approx. 10,173 square Property Details Size: feet Current Use: • Administrative/Professional Office Zoning: • DMU – Downtown Mixed Use 4 Designation Criteria: LDC §25-2-352(A): The council may designate a structure or site as a historic landmark (H) combining district if: 1. The property is at least 50 years old and represents a period of significance of at least 50 years ago, unless the property is of exceptional importance as defined by National Register Bulletin 22, National Park Service (1996); 2. The property retains a high degree of integrity, as defined by the National Register of Historic Places, that clearly conveys its historical significance and does not include an addition or alteration which has significantly compromised its integrity; and 3. The property a. b. Architecture Is individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places; or is designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, State Archeological Landmark, or National Historic Landmark; or demonstrates significance in at least two of the following categories: i. ii. Historical Associations iii. Archeology iv. Community Value Landscape Feature v. 5 Designation Criteria: Point-By-Point • Age – Over 50 Years Old. • Staff Report: The building is more than 50 years old. • Our Research: We agree that the original structure is more than 50 years old. 6 Designation Criteria: Point-By-Point • Structure Appears to Retain High Integrity. • Staff Report: The structure appears to retain high integrity. • Our Research: We respectfully disagree – the exterior façade on all four sides of the structure has been altered significantly in numerous ways since it was originally constructed in 1923. 7 Structure Alteration History 1923 After 1935 1979 1980s/2003 1984 1984-5 Original two-story Carman Apartments built with flat roof Front porch expanded, west addition constructed Building renovated to add air conditioning Approx. 60% of windows replaced or added Third floor addition built with new dormer windows, chimneys and roof Building remodeled from apartments to office 8 Structure – Current Context 9 Structure – Current Context 10 Historic Aerial Imagery – 1955 From UT Tower 11 Building Alterations 1984 – 3rd Floor Addition 1985 – Exterior and Interior Remodel 12 Building Alterations Alterations Key: Red = Replacement (1984) Blue = Replacement (Unknown date) Black= Original 13 Architectural Review Committee Recommendation • The structure was presented to the Architectural Review Committee on November 16, 2022. • Committee members concluded that the structure has been altered extensively over time and no longer displays historic significance. • Structure to be recommended for consent demolition at the full HLC meeting. 14 15 Designation Criteria: Point-By-Point • Architecture. • Staff Report: The building is a good example of Colonial Revival-Federalist Style architecture. • Our Research: The building is a 1984 replica building of Colonial Revival- Federalist Style architecture with a few Federalist-style features. 16 Colonial Revival-Federalist Style Architecture Examples: 17 1800 Guadalupe Architecture 18 Architectural Alterations 19 Designation Criteria: Point-By-Point • Historic association • Staff Report: The property has a significant association with the Carman family. • Our Research: We do not disagree with the association of the Carman sisters with the property. Other than the development of the structure on this property, who are they and what is their contribution to the City of Austin? 20 Designation Criteria: Point-By-Point • Archaeology • Staff Report: The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. • Our Research: We did not evaluate the property for archeological significance. 21 Designation Criteria: Point-By-Point • Community value • Staff Report: The property is unique because it was built by two sisters in a male-dominated industry during a time when women had not achieved the same real estate rights as men. The property also contributes to the 1920s urbanization of Austin. • Our Research: Single women’s rights were not new in Texas. Property ownership for women dates back to 1848 in Central Texas. We have not found any proof this is a unique example. The Carman sisters never married and therefore had rights to property ownership that existed in Texas since 1800s – in fact, at the time of the construction of the structure at 1800 Guadalupe, there had been records dating back over 70 years of women’s ability to own and develop property in Central Texas. 22 Designation Criteria: Point-By-Point • Landscape feature. • Staff Report: The property is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the City. • Our Research: We agree with staff’s assessment on this item. 23 Designation Criteria: LDC §25-2-352(A): The council may designate a structure or site as a historic landmark (H) combining district if: 1. 2. The property is at least 50 years old and represents a period of significance of at least 50 years ago, unless the property is of exceptional importance as defined by National Register Bulletin 22, National Park Service (1996); The property retains a high degree of integrity, as defined by the National Register of Historic Places, that clearly conveys its historical significance and does not include an addition or alteration which has significantly compromised its integrity; and 3. N/A The property a. b. Is individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places; or is designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, State Archeological Landmark, or National Historic Landmark; or demonstrates significance in at least two of the following categories: i. ii. iii. iv. v. Architecture Historical Associations Archeology Community Value Landscape Feature 24 Summary • Structure recommended for consent demolition by ARC on 11/16/2022 • The property does not meet City of Austin historic designation criteria • It does not meet the 2 gatekeeper requirements • It does not meet 2 of the additional criteria • Architecturally the structure is not historic. It has undergone numerous alterations and renovations since it was built. • Over half (approximately 60%) of the windows are not original (32/82 of current windows are original) • The 3rd floor and roof are not original, and were bult in the 1980s • Building extension materials not original (Originally wood, today is hardiboard) • Front and rear (east and west) porches are largely additions • Association with Carman family is not significant to the City of Austin • Property ownership by single women was not a new concept in 1923; had been legal in Texas since 1848. 25 Request We respectfully request your approval for a demolition permit for the structure located at 1800 Guadalupe Street. 26 27 Original Structure (1923) vs. Current Structure (1984) 28 Local Texas Women in Real Estate Development History 1860 1871 1890s 1908 1923 Salomé Ballí Young owns $100,000 in real property, one of Texas’ wealthiest citizens Lizzie Johnson, a Hays County teacher, is listed as one of the most successful real estate investors/cattle dealers in Texas Brownsville women listed as owning property worth more than $5,000 Christine Cash of Camp County develops major physical plant Carman sisters build original flat-roofed, two-story apartment building at 1800 Guadalupe Street 29